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China To Launch More Than 50 Small Satellites In Next Five To Ten Years
Zhuhai, China (XNA) Nov 07, 2006 China will launch more than 50 small satellites, each weighing less than 1,000 kilograms, in next five to ten years, a Chinese space company announced here at a major air show in Guangdong province. "The 50 small satellites and their systems will be widely applied in observation, scientific experiments and environment and disaster monitoring," said a source with the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. (CASIC), adding 200 to 300 small satellites would be launched globally in next five to ten years. The CASIC, the country's leading space company, was introducing its latest technologies, including the three small satellites for the "Kua Fu Mission" to probe the Sun-Earth environment. China has launched several high-performance small satellites, such as the HY-1A ocean monitoring satellite, since 2001. China had world-leading technologies in building small satellites, said the CASIC spokesperson, who also revealed that China was actively researching a new type of small carrier rocket to meet the increasing satellite demand and will conduct the first launch around 2010. The CASIC, officially established in 1999 as the main contractor for the Chinese space program, has more than 180 subsidiary enterprises and institutions nationwide, employing almost 100,000 people.
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ESA's Small Proba Satellite Celebrates Five Years In Space
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 23, 2006On 22 October 2001, Proba was launched as a technology demonstrator within ESA's General Support Technology Programme. Once in orbit, however, the small satellite's unique capabilities and performance made it evident that it could make big contributions to science and so its nominal lifetime was extended to serve as an Earth Observation mission. |
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